JavaScript | handler.preventExtensions() Method

Last Updated : 28 Sep, 2021

The handler.preventExtensions() method in JavaScript is a trap for Object.preventExtensions() method and it returns a boolean value.
Syntax:

const p = new Proxy(target, {
  preventExtensions: function(target) {
  }
});

Parameters: This method accepts single parameter target which holds the target object.
Return value: This method returns a boolean value.
Below examples illustrate the handler.preventExtensions() method in JavaScript:
Example 1:

javascript

<script>
const monster1 = {
  canEvolve: true
};
 
const handler1 = {
  preventExtensions(target) {
    target.canEvolve = false;
    Object.preventExtensions(target);
    return true;
  }
};
 
const proxy1 = new Proxy(monster1, handler1);
 
document.writeln(monster1.canEvolve);
document.writeln("<br>");
document.writeln(Object.preventExtensions(proxy1));
document.writeln("<br>");
document.writeln(monster1.canEvolve);
document.writeln("<br>");
 
const proxy = new Proxy({}, { 
   preventExtensions: function(target) { 
   Object.preventExtensions(target); 
   return !Object.isExtensible(target); 
  } 
}); 
document.writeln(Object.isExtensible(proxy));
</script>

Output:

true
[object Object]
false
true

Example 2:

javascript

<script>
const p = new Proxy({}, {
  preventExtensions: function(target) {
    document.writeln('preventExtensions()'+"<br>");
    document.writeln(Object.preventExtensions(target)+"<br>");
    return true;
  }
});
 
document.writeln(Object.preventExtensions(p)+"<br>");
 
var x = { 
  first: false 
}; 
var y ={ 
  preventExtensions(target) { 
    target.canEvolve = false; 
    Object.preventExtensions(target); 
    return true; 
  } 
}; 
var proxy = new Proxy(x, y); 
document.writeln(x.first); 
Object.preventExtensions(proxy); 
document.writeln("<br/>"); 
document.writeln(x.first);
</script>

Output:

preventExtensions()
[object Object]
[object Object]
false
false

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by handler.preventExtensions() method are listed below:

Google Chrome 49 and above
Edge 12 and above
Firefox 22 and above
Opera 36 and above
Safari 10 and above

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